Okay. Maybe I am too easily influenced and distracted by other quilters. And yes, I fell pretty hard over at
Kathy's Blog where she is making Arrowhead blocks. Now mind you, although I like micro-blocks, Kathy is splitting atoms with her blocks. Mine are enormous with the center four-patch measuring a whopping inch. The final block is 5 inches unfinished...a Tiny Tuesday size.
(I did not use the Anita Grossman technique which is a very clever and frugal approach. Instead, I just used strip piecing...using a lot more fabric in exchange for easier piecing. Also, it's likely that I don't have the right proportions. I just wanted one inch strips in the center and then a Tiny Tuesday/Dear Jane final size.)
If you want to see other blue wonders (and a few orange ones), go visit the
Rainbow Scrappy Challenge.
And as you may remember, Molly was captured at about 3 months old and brought into the local animal shelter as a "feral kitten." (She prefers the term "free range.") But needless to say, many years later her wild streak comes out and she attacks her fake mouse with feathers inside her pink tulle bag.
Did you use Anita Solomon Grossman’s technique to make these blocks?
ReplyDeleteOur Birman cat, one year old, has a little toy mouse with a feather tail just like that. She loves to play with it, then drops it in her water bowl!
ReplyDeleteAnd I thought our kitten was part raccoon for dipping her toys in her water bowl! Sandy at sewhigh.blogspot.com
DeleteOh, those enablers among us!! Sigh... Your new BLUE blocks look really good in the TT size.
ReplyDeleteSo awesome! Love your blocks!!
ReplyDeleteLove the arrowhead blocks! What a hoot Molly with her head inside the bag, obviously stashing away the mouse for a good meal later.
ReplyDeleteI love tiny blocks of any design. These are so pretty—and really striking in blue.
ReplyDeleteI really like the arrowhead blocks too!
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